[gridlock]

The case can certainly be made that he can effectively catch criminals without using bad language — it's probable that only an authoritative tone of voice when he commands them to surrender will work just as well.

Well, he is less in the catching criminals business and more in the entertainment business, these days. He has made quite a lot of money by projecting a certain public persona. That persona is coarse and uses foul language and slurs as a matter of course. He is in a very unusual position in that using the N-word really is part of what makes him successful in his field.

Such is the state of our culture.

[Albion Wilde]

He is in a very unusual position in that using the N-word really is part of what makes him successful in his field.

I vehemently do not agree with you on that.